By: Abudu Olalekan The recent Borno bombings have sparked national outrage, with President Tinubu ordering defence chiefs to relocate to Maiduguri immediately. This article covers the casualty figures, the coordinated suicide attacks, and the political fallout. It’s happening again. After three suicide bombers ripped through Maiduguri on Monday night, killing 23 people and injuring 108…
By: Akinde .S. Oluwaseun Lithuania. Cold winds. Familiar streets? Ogenyi Onazi is back. Reportersroom caught the news early. Onazi moves to FK Babrungas. Just like that. The 33-year-old midfielder, once the heartbeat of the Super Eagles, has found a new home. Or maybe an old one? FK Babrungas. Second division. Lithuania. It’s a twist. A…
By: Akinde .S. Oluwaseun Tuesday. Wednesday. The calendar screams. UCL Round of 16 second leg is here. No hiding. Sixteen teams stand at the edge. Eight will jump forward. Eight fall back. Into the abyss. Reportersroom feels the tension. It’s electric. Static in the air. You can taste it. Metallic. Fear and hope mixed together….
By: Akinde .S. Oluwaseun Neymar dropped by Ancelotti. That’s the headline burning up feeds. But behind the clicks? There’s a guy sitting in Sao Paulo, feeling the weight. Heavy weight. Santos forward Neymar, he didn’t hold back. He’s hurting. “I’m upset, sad,” he told the press. Voice low. Eyes darting. You could feel the frustration…
By: Akinde .S. Oluwaseun Iran still to play in World Cup, says Asian football body. Just like that. One official speaks up and the whole picture shifts a little. Or does it? The tensions are real. Very real. It all feels heavy right now. The Iranian men’s team is still planning to show up for…
By: Akinde .S. Oluwaseun Let’s be real. For a minute there, it felt like Arsenal’s year. In the Champions League, anyway. They were buzzing. Playing that beautiful, intense football. Top of the Premier League too. The narrative was set. The Gunners, back on the big stage, ready to go all the way. Everyone was talking…
